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21 January 2008

Notification Of Transactions Of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

1. Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Company was informed on 18 January 2008 that on 11 January 2008 the following PDMRs and/or their Connected Persons acquired Marks and Spencer Group plc Ordinary shares of 25p each, purchased in London at a price of £3.94 each, under the Company’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan in respect of a dividend paid on 11 January 2008:

Name of PDMR
No. of Shares Acquired
Lord Burns
408
Guy Farrant
961
Steven Sharp
1,667
Lesley Sharp
9

2. PEPs

The Company was informed on 18 January 2008 that on 11 January 2008, the following PDMR acquired Marks and Spencer Group plc Ordinary Shares of 25p each, purchased in London at a price of £4.02 each, as a reinvestment of dividend in a PEP registered under the name of Marks & Spencer Savings and Investments Limited:

Name of PDMR
No. of Shares Acquired
Graham Oakley
18

3. Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2006 - Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Company was informed on 18 January 2008 that on 11 January 2008, the following PDMRs were allocated Marks and Spencer Group plc Ordinary Shares of 25p each, purchased in London at a price of £3.915 each, as a reinvestment of dividends from shares held in Trust under the Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2006. These shares are also held in Trust and will be awarded when the plan vests in July 2009:

Name of PDMR
No. of Shares Acquired
Graham Oakley
985
Stuart Rose
757
Steven Sharp
1,397

4. Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2007 - Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Company was informed on 18 January 2008 that on 11 January 2008, the following PDMRs were allocated Marks and Spencer Group plc Ordinary Shares of 25p each, purchased in London at a price of £3.915 each, as a reinvestment of dividends from shares held in Trust under the Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2007. These shares are also held in Trust and will be awarded when the plan vests in June 2010: 

Name of PDMR
No. of Shares Acquired
Guy Farrant
764
Graham Oakley
779
Stuart Rose
4,678
Steven Sharp
2,339

5. Restricted Share Plan - Dividend Reinvestment Plan

The Company was informed on 18 January 2008 that on 11 January 2008, the following PDMRs were allocated Marks and Spencer Group plc Ordinary Shares of 25p each, purchased in London at a price of £3.915 each, as a reinvestment of dividends from shares held in Trust under the Restricted Share Plan. These shares are also held in Trust and will be awarded when the plan vests in June 2010: 

Name of PDMR
No. of Shares Acquired
Steven Esom
1,485
Carl Leaver
1,485

6. PDMRs’ Holdings

Following the above notifications, the PDMRs’ holdings, including those of their Connected Persons, are confirmed as follows:

Name of PDMR
Total holding of Ordinary Shares
Total Percentage Holding
Lord Burns
46,951
De minimis
Steven Esom
24,360*
De minimis
Guy Farrant
63,113* De minimis
Carl Leaver
17,954* De minimis
Graham Oakley
106,217* De minimis
Steven Sharp
83,643* De minimis
Stuart Rose
750,416* De minimis

* holding does not include Dividend Reinvestment shares allocated through the Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2006 the Deferred Share Bonus Plan 2007 or the Restricted Share Plan as these are not awarded until the plans vest.

For further information, please contact:

Anthony Clarke 020 8718 9940

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